Oluatoyin Alleyne

Every morning, Kammerool Azeez, 71, gets up and treks down to Camp Street, between Robb Street and North Road, where she begs every passerby for help.

“Ugly features” of Guyanese society like corruption and crime restrain economic growth, President of the Guyana Agricultural & General Workers Union, (GAWU) Komal Chand said yesterday even as he lamented the troubles faced by sections of the labour force and trade unions last year.

For forty-seven-year-old Mortlyn Benjamin it is certainly a ‘hard knock life’ and while she may have given up hope of ever finding betterment for herself, she has a burning desire for her children to experience what it is “to live a better life than this.”

A woman, who said she married a man who knew he was HIV positive but kept it a secret, wants to wage a one-woman war on persons who knowingly infect others with the virus.

Fifteen years after an ex-captain of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) had an idea for a home to be built for former military men who had fallen on hard times in their twilight years, the Guyana Veterans Foundation Rest Home is finally nearing completion.

Twelve-year-old Malica Hercules has borne more on her tiny shoulders than many persons do in their entire lifetime, but has kept smiling and maintains the will to live.

The container busted in Jamaica last week with $700M in cocaine was switched to the MV Vega Azurit after being originally booked to leave these shores on another ship, according to Commissioner of Forests, James Singh.

At 40, Zabita (only name given) craves a new beginning in life though it seems that the odds are against her.

Thirty-six-year-old Rajan Tiwari sees himself as the guy who had raw talent slapped all over him then was told to make the best use it.

More than 35 years ago, persons with leprosy were sent to what was known as the Mahaica Leprosarium where they remained until they were either declared cured or died.

With mounting complaints about the condition of the East La Penitence lock-ups, where female detainees are forced to sleep on the concrete floor and endure the stench of filthy toilets, women’s rights groups and the local human rights body are urging the relevant authority to rectify the situation.

Jumo ‘Rubber Waist’ Primo is a performer who knows what his audience needs and he always strives to give it them because for him even one unsatisfied fan means that he is not good enough.

A stalwart, a tower of strength and a very honest person were how some who were privileged to rub shoulders with legendary broadcaster and philanthropist Dame Olga Lopes-Seale remembered her.

Health Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy yesterday took international agencies to task for using wrong data to compile reports on Guyana, while saying that the practice disrespected the country and undermined the efforts of local health workers.

At 22 Kian Jabour has big dreams like so many other young men but instead of sitting and allowing his big ideas to float around he has taken the giant step and moved into a relatively new business in Guyana–a mobile bar.

Fire this morning gutted the Humphrey’s building on Main and Holmes streets.

Nadia Jabour is a creator and it is safe to say that she uses any and everything she puts her hand on to lovingly create pieces of jewellery that bring satisfaction to her customers.

Alpha United and Pele put on a good show to bring the curtain down on the 21st tournament of the Kashif & Shanghai (K&S) tournament but I left the Guyana National Stadium, Providence with my emotions in a turmoil ranging from anger to  fear and disappointment which had absolutely nothing to do with the match.

When 32-year-old Aseelah Haqq died in September it was as if a light went out in her Middle Walk, Buxton home and this year there were no fairy lights or any form of celebration for the holidays.

Dr Faith Harding, who is contesting to be the main opposition PNCR’s presidential candidate, launched the local leg of her campaign yesterday while declaring herself the most qualified of the candidates to lead the party into next year’s election.